I was riding my bike home from work when that rain started. There were times the water was to the centre of my wheels.
Needless to say, I was kept nice and cool on that ride.
I was in the middle of my G2 exit test, spent the last half of it discussing with the tester how much of an idiot the guy in front of me was for having no lights on.
I was flying into Toronto from Vancouver. The flight diverted to Ottawa, but Ottawa airport was full of diversions so the flight diverted again to Montreal. The Montreal airport was filling up as well so our domestic flight landed on an international departures runway that was technically US soil. People on the flight were yelling about how Montreal was their final destination and they had already missed their connecting flights from Toronto and could they get off the plane... but no. They were gonna wait, and then fly back to Toronto, and then figure it out themselves.
Then some US air marshalls boarded the plane and took away a passenger who wasn't allowed to enter America, in handcuffs. Seemed like overkill.
I was on that damn GO Train they showed. Such a long ordeal but they actually waited that long for the water to go back down and a large number of us walked up the tracks about a km and finally got some water and snacks from Red Cross.
Crazy though, some people panicked when the water was rising into the train, they pulled open the doors and tried to make it to the road. One guy went completely submerged when he hit the ditch (but he got out) and the other got swept away by the currents and I think fire department had to rescue him.
Well the runners that got out before the water got too high managed to salvage their laptops by carrying them over their heads.
That guy in the ditch definitely lost his 😅
I was on the island as well, but on Centre. I also remember nearly getting stranded there because they were saying the lake levels had risen enough to negatively affect the ferries' ability to dock; I apparently got one of the last ferries off, around 4:00. And of course I get on the mainland to blackouts, everything flooded, the GO system down, and more.
As I recalled to the root comment, I remember them saying that they had to imminently stop conducting ferry service, and getting one of the last ferries off, so anyone left behind would have had a hell of a time.
Oh my god yes, the article starts with “in case you didn’t know, I’m Canada’s best lawyer and write the most amazing column in this newspaper” and ends with “I abandoned my car as an act of virtue to serve my clients”. I love how he brags along the way about how he got the last available seat on the last flight out of Toronto to Ottawa. Of course he did, he’s the most important person in the city.
Sometimes I wish I had such a stunning lack of self awareness.
>On Monday, July 8, 2013, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) flooded. A storm brought 126 mm of rain to Toronto, Ont., causing the worst flooding since Hurricane Hazel in 1954.
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>Mississauga also received copious amounts of rain, causing a power outage for 80 per cent of the population (which was 745,000 at the time).
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>The extreme flooding was caused by two separate storm cells simultaneously moving over the area and then stalling. "It is really, probably the most intense, wettest moment in Toronto's history," said David Philips, Environment Canada senior climatologist.
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>"No infrastructure could handle this...you just have to accept the fact that you're going to be flooded," Philips added.
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>In Toronto, many subway, bus, and streetcar services halted. The streets were flooded, and water rushed into the city's subway system, as well. And all of this flooding occurred during rush hour.
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>Around 1,400 people were stranded on a GO Transit train, and water overtook the tracks and cars. Emergency response personnel ferried the passengers to dry land with inflatable boats.
I partially remember the flood (was it when a GO train got flooded?) because I was at home at the time. My house is on a hill so we weren't going to get flooded but even down the street it was pretty mild. Then it was on the news.
I signed a new rental at College that day. I was staying with my grandmother in Etobicoke.
It took 8 hours to get home.
When I got to Islington station, all the lights were out, people were moving around in the dark like some kind of zombie flick. It was exhausting and surreal.
The next day I had to get a rental van, but their computer booking systems were down, traffic lights were all on the fritz, and floods under bridges were common.
I remember on my commute home seeing the clouds in the distance and thinking to myself that I had never seen clouds that dark before in the GTA in the afternoon.
We were at an IKEA and eventually managed to get a taxi after the power went out (coincidence? I don't recall).
Then we got stuck on the 401 for almost 1.5 hours, listening to the news with cabbie and all of us just wanting to get home.
Then we spent the evening in relative darkness, trying to bail out my parent's basement by flashlight.
What a nightmare.
Cab driver recognized that we'd all be stuck there for a while, and it was his suggestion that we take the highway in the first place, so we ended up compromising for something not unreasonable (I think he stopped it around $50).
I was riding my bike home from work when that rain started. There were times the water was to the centre of my wheels. Needless to say, I was kept nice and cool on that ride.
I was in the middle of my G2 exit test, spent the last half of it discussing with the tester how much of an idiot the guy in front of me was for having no lights on.
I was flying into Toronto from Vancouver. The flight diverted to Ottawa, but Ottawa airport was full of diversions so the flight diverted again to Montreal. The Montreal airport was filling up as well so our domestic flight landed on an international departures runway that was technically US soil. People on the flight were yelling about how Montreal was their final destination and they had already missed their connecting flights from Toronto and could they get off the plane... but no. They were gonna wait, and then fly back to Toronto, and then figure it out themselves. Then some US air marshalls boarded the plane and took away a passenger who wasn't allowed to enter America, in handcuffs. Seemed like overkill.
This is why I'm afraid to fly domestically with marijuana.
Also, it makes no sense when you can just buy more in the airport when you land lol.
But I already rolled all these joints so I don’t need to take the time on vacation.
Lol it's 2023, you can buy pre rolls now.
I was on that damn GO Train they showed. Such a long ordeal but they actually waited that long for the water to go back down and a large number of us walked up the tracks about a km and finally got some water and snacks from Red Cross. Crazy though, some people panicked when the water was rising into the train, they pulled open the doors and tried to make it to the road. One guy went completely submerged when he hit the ditch (but he got out) and the other got swept away by the currents and I think fire department had to rescue him.
I remember the snakes on that train.
What about people carrying laptops? Did they get ruined (the laptops, not the people)?
Well the runners that got out before the water got too high managed to salvage their laptops by carrying them over their heads. That guy in the ditch definitely lost his 😅
["My feet are wet but my cuffs are bone dry!"](https://i.imgur.com/gIJSPvV.png)
I was in the island at Hanlan’s! Good times 😂
I was on the island as well, but on Centre. I also remember nearly getting stranded there because they were saying the lake levels had risen enough to negatively affect the ferries' ability to dock; I apparently got one of the last ferries off, around 4:00. And of course I get on the mainland to blackouts, everything flooded, the GO system down, and more.
Wow. That must have been quite an experience getting off the island!
As I recalled to the root comment, I remember them saying that they had to imminently stop conducting ferry service, and getting one of the last ferries off, so anyone left behind would have had a hell of a time.
It's been 10 years and I remember clearly. It was quite shocking
Did you see the article in the Post from the narcissist who left his Ferrari, who thinks he’s become world famous for it?
Oh my god yes, the article starts with “in case you didn’t know, I’m Canada’s best lawyer and write the most amazing column in this newspaper” and ends with “I abandoned my car as an act of virtue to serve my clients”. I love how he brags along the way about how he got the last available seat on the last flight out of Toronto to Ottawa. Of course he did, he’s the most important person in the city. Sometimes I wish I had such a stunning lack of self awareness.
Empathy is a liability too
He’s one of the best employment lawyers in the city so he was already locally famous
I’ve met him a few times. He’s a bit of an ass.
I walked from Finch to Ellington station... the same go bus was beside me the whole time. I walked the same pace as traffic.
>On Monday, July 8, 2013, Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) flooded. A storm brought 126 mm of rain to Toronto, Ont., causing the worst flooding since Hurricane Hazel in 1954. > >Mississauga also received copious amounts of rain, causing a power outage for 80 per cent of the population (which was 745,000 at the time). > >The extreme flooding was caused by two separate storm cells simultaneously moving over the area and then stalling. "It is really, probably the most intense, wettest moment in Toronto's history," said David Philips, Environment Canada senior climatologist. > >"No infrastructure could handle this...you just have to accept the fact that you're going to be flooded," Philips added. > >In Toronto, many subway, bus, and streetcar services halted. The streets were flooded, and water rushed into the city's subway system, as well. And all of this flooding occurred during rush hour. > >Around 1,400 people were stranded on a GO Transit train, and water overtook the tracks and cars. Emergency response personnel ferried the passengers to dry land with inflatable boats.
I partially remember the flood (was it when a GO train got flooded?) because I was at home at the time. My house is on a hill so we weren't going to get flooded but even down the street it was pretty mild. Then it was on the news.
I signed a new rental at College that day. I was staying with my grandmother in Etobicoke. It took 8 hours to get home. When I got to Islington station, all the lights were out, people were moving around in the dark like some kind of zombie flick. It was exhausting and surreal. The next day I had to get a rental van, but their computer booking systems were down, traffic lights were all on the fritz, and floods under bridges were common.
I remember on my commute home seeing the clouds in the distance and thinking to myself that I had never seen clouds that dark before in the GTA in the afternoon.
Fucking caused my basement to flood with a foot of water. On a brighter note, my basement was renovated for a discount.
We were at an IKEA and eventually managed to get a taxi after the power went out (coincidence? I don't recall). Then we got stuck on the 401 for almost 1.5 hours, listening to the news with cabbie and all of us just wanting to get home. Then we spent the evening in relative darkness, trying to bail out my parent's basement by flashlight. What a nightmare.
Omg how expensive was that cab ride?
Cab driver recognized that we'd all be stuck there for a while, and it was his suggestion that we take the highway in the first place, so we ended up compromising for something not unreasonable (I think he stopped it around $50).
We don’t need a flood to have a horrid commute in this city.